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hitbooksnotgirlz's review
4.0
I find true crime novels tend to go on for way too long, and are full of useless, boring information. Since this novel included 4 separate stories, the perfect amount of information was given and each story was deeply interesting from beginning to end. The only part I didn’t like was the introduction, which included several (unnecessary) facts and statistics regarding murder and rape, and spoiled the stories slightly. It specifically explained which victim was murdered by someone they knew, by a stranger, or by a peer.. I just didn’t like knowing who was responsible before even reading the story. If not for those two factors, it would have easily been a 5 star.
wilko's review
5.0
Solid 4.5 star
Of the four events written about in this book there is only one that I had heard of before but even then this book had information that I don't recall from the Netflix show about it. They are all tales of devastating loss but also frustrations of no answers, no one caring or no clues of who did the crimes and good lord does my blood boil about the girl going to her first party and how her along with her family were treated versus the scum who did what they did. This is definitely a book that takes you through an emotional roller coast while has you turning the page to see what would happen next and whether justice would finally prevail for one or all of them.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Of the four events written about in this book there is only one that I had heard of before but even then this book had information that I don't recall from the Netflix show about it. They are all tales of devastating loss but also frustrations of no answers, no one caring or no clues of who did the crimes and good lord does my blood boil about the girl going to her first party and how her along with her family were treated versus the scum who did what they did. This is definitely a book that takes you through an emotional roller coast while has you turning the page to see what would happen next and whether justice would finally prevail for one or all of them.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
bookfever's review
4.0
Another dark true crime book by Eileen Ormsby covering four horrible cases this time around where teenage girls have been the victim. I’m not gonna lie, these cases made me incredibly mad. The deaths of these girls were all horrific and definitely shouldn’t have happened. The injustice of it all really pissed me off.
I was already familiar with two of the four cases but knowing those didn’t make reading about them any less interesting because the author provided so much extra details so I really didn’t mind that. I also liked learning about the other two that I wasn’t familiar with because they were all written in such a good way.
The cases were about: Shauna Howe (11), Sian Kingi (12), Leigh Leigh (14) and Martha Puable (16). The fact that these girls were so young when their lives were ripped away from them made the book extra sad to read but also important because hopefully people will be able to learn from this.
Also, the case of Leigh Leigh made me extra mad because of how the town she lived in treated her family after everything that happened. I just can’t believe how cruel people can be and blame everything on the victim.
Little Girls Lost: True tales of heinous crimes by Eileen Ormsby was another dark read but one that I would highly recommend. These girls deserve to have their stories heard.
I was already familiar with two of the four cases but knowing those didn’t make reading about them any less interesting because the author provided so much extra details so I really didn’t mind that. I also liked learning about the other two that I wasn’t familiar with because they were all written in such a good way.
The cases were about: Shauna Howe (11), Sian Kingi (12), Leigh Leigh (14) and Martha Puable (16). The fact that these girls were so young when their lives were ripped away from them made the book extra sad to read but also important because hopefully people will be able to learn from this.
Also, the case of Leigh Leigh made me extra mad because of how the town she lived in treated her family after everything that happened. I just can’t believe how cruel people can be and blame everything on the victim.
Little Girls Lost: True tales of heinous crimes by Eileen Ormsby was another dark read but one that I would highly recommend. These girls deserve to have their stories heard.
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